This collection of yummy recipes and fun math facts is sure to tempt taste buds and make you hungry for more. Explore patterns in nature while you chomp on Fibonacci Stack Sticks. Amaze your friends with delicious Variable Pizza Pi! Wash down your geometry assignment with some Milk and Tangram Cookies. Topics covered include probability, Fibonacci numbers, tessellations, variability, and more.
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Math and cooking have always gone hand-in-hand, but McCallum takes it to a whole new level that allows young number lovers to explore (and eat!) a wide range of mathematical topics.
While the supply list and preparation time may preclude these from actually being assigned as homework, kids who are mathematically minded will enjoy snacking and learning their way through the recipes. Well-written and easily followed, the recipes include Fibonacci snack sticks based on the famous sequence of numbers, fraction chips made from cut-up tortillas, tessellating two-color brownies, milk and tangram cookies, variable pizza pi and probability trail mix. McCallum does not shy away from using appropriate vocabulary, defining it both in context and in the glossary at the back. She also includes fascinating historical tidbits that allow readers to see the precursors of today s math and the mathematicians that first explored them. Hernandez cleverly folds math into her illustrations, too observant readers will notice the numbers emblazoned somewhere on each character, but only the mathematically informed will figure out their pattern. Her high-energy mixed-media artwork is filled with humorous details, while her cartoon rabbits are likely to remind kids of the Arthur cartoons. Excellent backmatter helps review concepts.
A yummy way to get parents and kids to more deeply understand math...and spend some time together in the kitchen. --Kirkus Reviews
Mischievous, gap-toothed bunnies rendered in mixed-media collage explore math in the kitchen in this clever activity book. Each of the six simple recipes introduces a math concept (for a lesson on fractions, pie-charts demonstrate what it means to cut something in halves, fourths, eighths, etc.), followed by a recipe that challenges readers to apply that concept (such as "Fraction Chips" made from tortillas, or "Milk and Tangram Cookies"). Another recipe instructs readers on how to build snack kebabs by following the Fibonacci sequence, and homemade trail mix provides a hands-on way to experiment with probability. Adult supervision doesn't just apply to the recipes - it'll come in handy for working through the mathematical concepts, too. --Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Ann McCallum is the author of several books, including the upcoming Eat Your Math Homework: Recipes for Hungry Minds. She is currently a high school teacher in Maryland, though she started her teaching career in a one-room schoolhouse in northern Canada. She also taught English composition in the United Arab Emirates for five years. Ann enjoys reading, traveling, and walking through leaves, and hopes, one day, to climb a beanstalk.
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Ann McCallum is the award-winning author of four children's books, including two math fairytales and her newest book "Eat Your Math Homework: Recipes for Hungry Minds". She is currently a high school teacher in Maryland, though she started her teaching career in a one-room schoolhouse in northern Canada. She also taught in the English Department at an American-style university in the United Arab Emirates for five years. Ann enjoys reading, writing, traveling, and walking through leaves. Her two wonderful children and her better half, Rich, keep her busy and happy. Find out more math and fun on her website: www.annmccallumbooks.com
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Abelard
Format:Paperback
My kids love Ann McCallum's "Eat Your Math Homework"! The "probability trail mix" is among their favorite snack recipes, and it doesn't hurt that a fun math lesson is involved in the process. We're big fans of McCallum's educational books for kids, and this mathematical approach to cooking is a winner! A recommended book for families, home-schoolers, and classrooms.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I loved this book!
As a single dad, I was always hunting for books that were fun, educational, and promoted family activities.
A book about cooking with kids that includes mathematical facts is a dream come true.
The recipes are easy to understand, visually appealing, and yummy too!
I love the illustrations! The zany bunnies make the recipes come alive, and I love the way that illustrations on one page relate to illustrations later in the book, sometimes several pages later.
Whether you have kids, grandkids, just enjoy cooking yourself, or have a special "some-bunny" that would enjoy cooking, buy this book today!
In service,
Rich
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As a single dad, I was always hunting for books that were fun, educational, and promoted family activities.
A book about cooking with kids that includes mathematical facts is a dream come true.
The recipes are easy to understand, visually appealing, and yummy too!
I love the illustrations! The zany bunnies make the recipes come alive, and I love the way that illustrations on one page relate to illustrations later in the book, sometimes several pages later.
Whether you have kids, grandkids, just enjoy cooking yourself, or have a special "some-bunny" that would enjoy cooking, buy this book today!
In service,
Rich
[...]
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although we've only tried a few of the recipes, my daughter and I loved flipping through the book and learning about different math ideas. Ann McCallum's book is very informative but written simply enough for a child to understand and the handy glossary at the back helped me with explaining some of the terms. Thanks for making math interesting and giving my child and I a quality way to spend some time together on a Sunday afternoon.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome!
I flipped through this book at a friend's house and absolutely had to have it immediately! As a math teacher and a homeschooling parent, I'm always on the lookout for ways to... Read more
Published 15 months ago by N. Austin
4.0 out of 5 stars
Challenging concepts, challenging recipes?
As a children's librarian, I'm always searching for great children's books that deal with math in a fun way for my math corner, with books like McElligot's Lion's Share (fractions... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Travis Ann Sherman
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic resource!
My six year old daughter picked this book up at the library. I sat down with her yesterday to look at it, and I was blown away. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Lorel Shea
5.0 out of 5 stars
Learn math & eat snacks!
This book is the perfect choice if you're looking for a fun way to entertain your child with math. The rich, detailed and humorous illustrations and the snack recipes make it a... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Cathleen Daniels
5.0 out of 5 stars
snappy illustrations
I love these illustrations, not the usual old fashioned, sweet bunnies, but current and funny! They make me want to turn the pages and see what they are up to on the next page!
Published 21 months ago by lisa a. falkenstern
5.0 out of 5 stars
Homework is fun again!
Eat Your Math Homework makes homework fun! Too often, homework can be stressful for both kids and parents. But now, thanks to this book, it doesn't have to be. Read more
Published 22 months ago by JSM
5.0 out of 5 stars
Math is finally fun
Ann McCallum has finally done the impossible -- making math fun -- not just for kids, but for their parents, too. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Sry
4.0 out of 5 stars
Take one concept. Stir.
Cooking. Math. Not the usual subject matter for a kid browsing the library shelves (though I've admittedly had more than one kid ask me for cookbooks, so there's that). Read more
Published 22 months ago by E. R. Bird
5.0 out of 5 stars
Clever way to engage kids in math and cooking!
This book is just adorable, and it makes both cooking and math irrestible to kids. For kids who already love math it gives them practical ways to learn more and apply that... Read more
Published 22 months ago by A. Goldfarb
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